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The MINIs had a very short drive today – only 3.5 hours! The morning meet up was at another horse track then everyone headed out in the usual parade of MINIs. Lots of people did their own routes and side things since it was a short drive and there were no mid-day surprises or evening… Continue reading Day 9 – Minneapolis to Sioux Falls

We had quite the entertaining morning event at the Brown County Fairgrounds. Freshly made pancakes were served for breakfast but we did have to work for them – they were flipped high into the air and we were to catch them on our plates. There were some casualty pancakes I am sorry to say. We… Continue reading Day 8 – Green Bay to Minneapolis

Nice shorter route today! Only 4.5 hours long. We had some awesome views of Lake Superior as we headed out of St. Ignace after our morning event (which was held at a hockey arena!) Looking out at the Great Lakes you would think it’s an ocean because you can’t see across it and it’s odd… Continue reading Day 7 – St. Ignace to Green Bay

Hit another racetrack today! The M1 Concourse in Detroit is still under construction and not open to the public yet, but we were some of the first cars allowed on. There are fancy garages people can rent/buy for their cars in the middle of a windy, obscured shape track. We only got to drive a… Continue reading Day 6 – Detroit to St. Ignace

We started the day at a different kind of track today – a horse track. It was a fun and unique venue! And of course I had to pose with the miniature horse. We had quite a twisty route today through Amish country! A few of the steep hills gave us an odd feeling in… Continue reading Day 5 – Pittsburgh to Detroit

Today was a tiring one! We did get a chance to sleep in a bit as the morning event, located at Camden Yards Sports Park, started a bit later. The route was full of curves and awesome backroads again and we were amazed at how green it was once we entered Pennsylvania. The mid day… Continue reading Day 4 – Baltimore to Pittsburgh

I think this has been my favorite day so far! Not only was the drive a short 5.5 hours today, but it has some cool twisties, great food and an awesome evening event. The day started at the Richmond International Raceway (yep, another track). We did all the usual morning stuff of raffles, breakfast, and… Continue reading Day 3 – Richmond to Baltimore

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Ashley Poeppel and Nick Ortakales are two very enthusiastic MINI owners who live in the Seattle area and happen to have found a mutual love of their cars which formed as a foundation in finding love for each other. Together they own 3 MINI Coopers, 2 dogs and a cat.